Marta Brunet

Marta Brunet
1943 portrait of Brunet
Born	(1897-08-09)August 9, 1897 Chillán, Chile
Died	October 27, 1967(1967-10-27) (aged 70) Montevideo
Occupation	Writer

Marta Brunet (August 9, 1897 – October 27, 1967), was a Chilean writer. She was a recipient of the National Prize for Literature.

Life and work

Born August 9, 1897 in Chillán, she was the only child of Ambrosio Brunet Molina and his Spanish wife María Presentación Cáraves de Colosia. Her mother was a disabled person which led to Marta Brunet being largely taught at home by tutors. In her teen years she traveled to Europe with her parents and became influenced by the authors there. In 1923, her first novel appeared and was noted for its realistic portrayal of country life. By 1929, she lived in Santiago and had won a literary prize for a short story. Her writings began to involve urban life more after this and her 1946 work Humo hacia el sur [Smoke on the Southern shore], involving urban society, would be one of her most noted. Later she became second secretary to the Chilean embassy, but was asked to resign by the government of Carlos Ibáñez del Campo In her career as a writer, she was the recipient of various awards including the National Literary Award in 1961.

Works

• Montaña adentro, 1923.
• Bestia dañina, 1926.
• María Rosa, flor de Quillén, 1927.
• Bienvenido, 1929.
• Reloj de sol, 1930.
• Cuentos para Marisol, 1938.
• Aguas abajo, 1943.
• Humo hacia el sur, 1946.
• La mampara, 1946.
• Raíz del seño, 1949.
• María Nadie, 1957.
• Aleluyas para los más chiquititos, 1960.
• Amasijo, 1962.
• Obras completas, 1962.
• Soledad de la sangre, 1967.
• Piedra Callada, 1946